Welcome to The Royal Belfast Academical Institution

Welcome to RBAI’s website, designed to give you a feel for the spirit and energy of the school. With over two centuries of educating boys, we continue to succeed in combining Academic Excellence and pastoral support with a wealth of extra curricular opportunities, all underpinned by a deep commitment to the needs and enthusiasms of each pupil.

Miss Janet WilliamsonM.A. (Oxon); NPQHPrincipal

Spotlight

Many congratulations to Head Boy Ben Wylie who has been selected for the 12 man Ireland ‘A’ squad to face MCC at Lord’s on Monday 23rd April. This is an outstanding achievement for a schoolboy to be selected for an Ireland Senior team and we wish him every success in his continued development at this elite level.

20 members of the INST choir joined with pupils from Assumption Grammar School, VCB and MCB to mark the precise hundredth anniversary of Titanic, the ‘Ship of Dreams,’ sailing to Southampton out of Belfast Lough, in the Banquet Hall of the Titanic centre.

This year the Senior Maths Team of Samuel Millar, Alistair Herron and Tom Matthews from Year 13 and Robert McGibbon from Year 12 were crowned Northern Ireland Champions. This is a competition which all schools may enter using pupils from Year 14 and below. You will notice that none of our pupils were in Year 14, so hopefully our success will continue next year.

At the annual All Ireland Badminton Championships, both RBAI teams triumphed to conclude an outstanding season.

The U14 team of Niall Armstrong, Callum Reid, Philip Moneypenny and Andrew O’Hare defeated Munster 4-2 and Leinster 4-2, finishing their season in style with a 6-0 win over Connacht to claim the Irish Minor Championship.